£175 when you switch to a NatWest Select or Reward account and open a Digital Regular Saver. T&Cs apply, limited availability offer*
Why we like it
An everyday current account. To apply you need to be 18+ and a UK resident. No monthly fee. Great money management tools with our mobile banking app. Multiple ways to pay: Apply Pay and Google Pay TM and contactless Visa Debit Card. Limits apply. Access to Digital Regular Saver – deposit £ 1 - £150 pm. 5.50% / 5.37% AER/Gross p.a. (variable) on first £5k. 1.15% / 1.14% AER/Gross p.a (variable) above £5k. Arranged overdraft available (subject to eligibility and lending criteria). Representative Example: Effective Annual Rate: 39.49% EAR (variable). Representative APR: 39.49% APR (variable). Assumed credit limit: £1,200. How does our overdraft compare? A good way to compare the costs of borrowing products is by using the APR, which shows the cost of borrowing over a year. The monthly cap on unarranged overdraft charges for our standard adult current accounts is £18.80. What’s the cost of borrowing £500: Zero days (you’ve not yet used your overdraft) – you’d pay in total £0.00. One day – you’d pay in total £0.46. Five days – you’d pay in total £2.31. Seven days - you’d pay in total £3.24. Thirty days – you’d pay in total £13.87. Offer T&Cs: For £125 use the Current Account Switch Service to close your current account held elsewhere and switch to NatWest. Pay in at least £1250 and log into the NatWest app within 60 days. For an additional £50, open a new Digital Regular Saver account within 60 days of switching. If you’ve previously received a switching incentive from NatWest Group you aren’t eligible. Limited availability offers. T&Cs and restrictions apply. Specific account eligibility criteria and conditions apply.
£175 when you switch to a Royal Bank of Scotland Select or Reward account and open a Digital Regular Saver. T&Cs apply, limited availability offer*
Why we like it
An everyday current account. To apply you need to be 18+ and a UK resident. No monthly fee. Great money management tools with our mobile banking app. Multiple ways to pay: Apply Pay and Google Pay TM and contactless Visa Debit Card. Limits apply. Access to Digital Regular Saver – deposit £ 1 - £150 pm. 5.50% / 5.37% AER/Gross p.a. (variable) on first £5k. 1.15% / 1.14% AER/Gross p.a (variable) above £5k. Arranged overdraft available (subject to eligibility and lending criteria). Representative Example: Effective Annual Rate: 39.49% EAR (variable). Representative APR: 39.49% APR (variable). Assumed credit limit: £1,200. How does our overdraft compare? A good way to compare the costs of borrowing products is by using the APR, which shows the cost of borrowing over a year. The monthly cap on unarranged overdraft charges for our standard adult current accounts is £18.80. What’s the cost of borrowing £500: Zero days (you’ve not yet used your overdraft) – you’d pay in total £0.00. One day – you’d pay in total £0.46. Five days – you’d pay in total £2.31. Seven days - you’d pay in total £3.24. Thirty days – you’d pay in total £13.87. Offer T&Cs: For £125 use the Current Account Switch Service to close your current account held elsewhere and switch to Royal Bank of Scotland. Pay in at least £1250 and log into the Royal Bank of Scotland app within 60 days. For an additional £50, open a new Digital Regular Saver account within 60 days of switching. If you’ve previously received a switching incentive from NatWest Group you aren’t eligible. Limited availability offers. T&Cs and restrictions apply. Specific account eligibility criteria and conditions apply.
SPECIAL OFFER - Switch to a 1st Account and get £175*. Requires credit check. New customers only and T&Cs apply.
Why we like it
Get access to a Regular Saver Account - Put away between £25 and £300 for a fixed 12 month term. If you save £300 every month for 12 months and qualify for the 7.00% AER/gross p.a. interest rate, you'll earn approximately £136.50 interest (gross). Interest is calculated daily and paid 12 months after you opened the account. AER stands for Annual Equivalent Rate. This shows you what the rate would be if interest were paid and compounded each year. Gross is the rate of interest if interest were paid and not compounded each year. No partial withdrawals allowed. Early closure will result in interest being paid at the standard account variable rate. £250 interest-free overdraft (subject to status). No minimum monthly funding and no monthly account fee. No first direct fees for when spending abroad, withdrawing cash from the UK or when making a debit card payment in a foreign currency in the UK. Mobile banking app. UK based contact centre. Representative Example: How does our overdraft compare? The representative APR shows the cost of borrowing over a year, so you can use it to compare the cost of our overdraft against other overdrafts and ways of borrowing. 0% EAR variable on the first £250, 39.9% EAR variable thereafter, giving a representative rate of 30.5% APR variable (assumed arranged overdraft £1,200). For customers with an offset mortgage linked to a 1st Account, the interest-free limit will not apply. *Within 45 days of your account opening you need to: switch to first direct using the Current Account Switch Service (including at least 2 Direct Debits or standing orders), deposit £1,000, make 5+ debit card payments, and log on to digital banking. New customers only, who haven’t previously held a first direct product. first direct also can’t offer this to people who have opened an HSBC current account on or after 1 January 2018. Offer can be withdrawn at any time. Subject to status. UK residents only
£175 when you switch to a NatWest Select or Reward account and open a Digital Regular Saver. T&Cs apply, limited availability offer*
Why we like it
Must be 18 or older and a UK resident. £2 monthly fee applies. Customers need to pay at least £1250 into any eligible personal current account every month (excludes transfers between your own accounts). Must not currently hold a Reward account. Earn up to £5 per month back: £4 in Rewards for 2 or more Direct Debits (2 of the Direct Debits need to be £2+ each) and £1 with 1 mobile app log in. Earn Rewards that you can redeem as cash back, gift cards or e-codes with our retail partners or gift to selected charities. Great money management tools with our mobile banking app. Multiple ways to pay: Apply Pay and Google Pay TM and contactless Visa Debit Card. Limits apply. Access to Digital Regular Saver – deposit £ 1 - £150 pm. 5.50% / 5.37% AER/Gross p.a. (variable) on first £5k. 1.15% / 1.14% AER/Gross p.a (variable) above £5k. Arranged overdraft available (subject to eligibility and lending criteria). Representative Example: Effective Annual Rate: 39.49% EAR (variable). Representative APR: 39.49% APR (variable). Assumed credit limit: £1,200. How does our overdraft compare? A good way to compare the costs of borrowing products is by using the APR, which shows the cost of borrowing over a year. The monthly cap on unarranged overdraft charges for our standard adult current accounts is £18.80. What’s the cost of borrowing £500: Zero days (you’ve not yet used your overdraft) – you’d pay in total £0.00. One day – you’d pay in total £0.46. Five days – you’d pay in total £2.31. Seven days - you’d pay in total £3.24. Thirty days – you’d pay in total £13.87. Offer T&Cs: For £125 use the Current Account Switch Service to close your current account held elsewhere and switch to NatWest. Pay in at least £1250 and log into the NatWest app within 60 days. For an additional £50, open a new Digital Regular Saver account within 60 days of switching. If you’ve previously received a switching incentive from NatWest Group you aren’t eligible. Limited availability offers. T&Cs and restrictions apply. Specific account eligibility criteria and conditions apply.
£175 when you switch to a Royal Bank of Scotland Select or Reward account and open a Digital Regular Saver. T&Cs apply, limited availability offer*
Why we like it
Must be 18 or older and a UK resident. £2 monthly fee applies. Customers need to pay at least £1250 into any eligible personal current account every month (excludes transfers between your own accounts). Must not currently hold a Reward account. Earn up to £5 per month back: £4 in Rewards for 2 or more Direct Debits (2 of the Direct Debits need to be £2+ each) and £1 with 1 mobile app log in. Earn Rewards that you can redeem as cash back, gift cards or e-codes with our retail partners or gift to selected charities. Great money management tools with our mobile banking app. Multiple ways to pay: Apply Pay and Google Pay TM and contactless Visa Debit Card. Limits apply. Access to Digital Regular Saver – deposit £ 1 - £150 pm. 5.50% / 5.37% AER/Gross p.a. (variable) on first £5k. 1.15% / 1.14% AER/Gross p.a (variable) above £5k. Arranged overdraft available (subject to eligibility and lending criteria). Representative Example: Effective Annual Rate: 39.49% EAR (variable). Representative APR: 39.49% APR (variable). Assumed credit limit: £1,200. How does our overdraft compare? A good way to compare the costs of borrowing products is by using the APR, which shows the cost of borrowing over a year. The monthly cap on unarranged overdraft charges for our standard adult current accounts is £18.80. What’s the cost of borrowing £500: Zero days (you’ve not yet used your overdraft) – you’d pay in total £0.00. One day – you’d pay in total £0.46. Five days – you’d pay in total £2.31. Seven days - you’d pay in total £3.24. Thirty days – you’d pay in total £13.87. Offer T&Cs: For £125 use the Current Account Switch Service to close your current account held elsewhere and switch to Royal Bank of Scotland. Pay in at least £1250 and log into the Royal Bank of Scotland app within 60 days. For an additional £50, open a new Digital Regular Saver account within 60 days of switching. If you’ve previously received a switching incentive from NatWest Group you aren’t eligible. Limited availability offers. T&Cs and restrictions apply. Specific account eligibility criteria and conditions apply.
A number of current accounts offer cashback, ongoing rewards, or a mixture of the two as an incentive to get you to switch.
Cashbacks can be either a cash sum (often in the £100s) or equivalent for switching, or a percentage (up to 5%) of various household bills or other spending (e.g. contactless), paid to you ongoing. Some of these are packaged and so have a monthly account fee, some do not.
Current accounts are offering some great deals at the moment and many of them offer a higher rate of interest than many savings accounts.
There are also other offers such as fee-free overdrafts. All of the accounts we list adhere to the Current Account Switch Guarantee and offer a 7 Day Switch service.
Take advantage of the switch rewards and cash back offers and watch your money grow.
Here are a selection of the best deals around at the moment:
First Direct 1st Account offer a £175 incentive for switching to their 1st Account. You will need to switch your everyday banking to First Direct using the Current Account Switch Service including at least two Direct Debits or Standing Orders, deposit a minimum of £1,000 (in single or multiple deposits) and register and log onto digital banking within 45 days of opening your first direct 1st Account.
